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Old 08-02-17 | 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by mstateglfr
Pretty sure never. The only things I buy from Nashbar are purchased only because of the low costs and I typically also know/accept the quality may be low and it wont last.
Just pointing out that they do the exact same thing. Show you an MSRP that the product is never sold at, to give you the impression that you are getting a good deal. I know Jenson does it too. Amazon did the same until recently. Retail shops thrive on that marketing strategy, to the point JCPenny got clobbered when they actually tried a reasonable MSRP on their clothes, instead of running perpetual "sales" that were de facto regular prices.

It is a common retail strategy, nothing more, nothing less.
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